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The Future of Technology-Based Learning The Session Long Project for this course requires students to develop a Technology-Based Learning Compendium.* This compendium will consist of a series of web-based resources and scholarly readings addressing various aspects of technology-based learning. Think of a compendium as a list or a brief summary of a larger work that you are creating. Each entry in your compendium will contain detailed information including an annotated bibliography, and analysis and synthesis of research data. As you continue your career you should add other resources as you discover them. This SLP should continue to expand beyond this course. * Compendium = a brief summary of content related to a specific issue; a list or inventory of items related to a particular subject area. The following topics will be included in your Compendium, and each topic will be completed as you progress through the five modules during the Session Long Project: Module 4 Future Learning Technologies The following information will be presented for each module topic: Complete reference information – APA style. Synthesis of key points/ideas presented via each resource. How this resource can assist you with your e-learning needs. Utility of key points/ideas with respect to the e-learning. SLP Assignment Expectations In accordance with the information above: Peruse the Internet and the Trident library for readings and scholarly resources addressing the topic of a Future Learning Technologies. You must expand your search for LMSs beyond Blackboard and Moodle. There are numerous LMSs on the commercial market. Focus on LMSs that best fit the needs of your intended learners and organization. Identify and select five literature resources (describing Future Learning Technologies) to be included in your Technology-Based Learning Compendium. Annotate each literature entry, providing a summary of the article and highlighting the specific main ideas. Write a 2- to 3-page paper in which you describe the future state of technology-based learning. You should include discussion of hardware and software packages that can be used and implemented in your organization, delivery methods, traits of your learning environment(s), and methodologies of instructional design. Please be sure to include the following information as related to the above items: ?Complete reference information – APA style ?Synthesis of key points/ideas presented via each resource. ?Utility of key points/ideas with respect to Future Learning Technologies ?Assessment of each resource regarding the accuracy and practicality of information presented.
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(Select one (1) of the topics addressed in the first four weeks of this class.) TOPIC**Do Video Games Encourage Violent Behavior?*** You will want your position paper to demonstrate critical thinking, sound logic, valid claims, personal passion, and credible support that is cited correctly because the paper will be provided to the news media before the debate and will be scrutinized by the media and reported on regarding these criteria. Your professor will serve as your close advisor whose job is to review the paper and provide feedback to you on the papers strengths and weaknesses. Introduce your position using a thesis statement in the first paragraph, including a quote, question, or statistic from your reliable sources and an overview of the main points you will cover. (Its important to grab the audiences interest and inform the audience of what the main and support points are.) Provide two or three (2-3) major points to support your thesis statement. (Put each major point in a separate paragraph.) Provide one (1) paragraph in which you identify and answer an expected argument against your view. Organize arguments and support your claims effectively. Demonstrate personal passion for your position and critical thinking with persuasive language, sound logic, valid claims, and credible support for the claims. Provide two to three (2-3) credible and reliable references (in addition to the textbook) about current events, which have been published in the last five (5) years and are cited correctly in the position paper. (Wikipedia is not an acceptable source.)
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Keep in mind who your audience is. Use your favorite textbook in economics as an example of what direct and simple reads like. Your paper will improve and your audience will be more motivated to read on. — In general, your paper reads much better now. In general, for your Final Version: As per your guidelines, the number of key words should be no less than three and no more than six. Think of your key words as markers (or even hashtags): use a good mix of general and specific. When you think about your subject and your work, what words keep appearing? What terms work best to describe your work telegraphically? What term would be most effective in directing interested readers to your paper? E.g. economic is too broad; economic growth, however general, constitutes a sub-field of research, it will include your specific topic; gender is too broad, whereas gender wage gap is exactly what your work is on; income is too broad, but income inequality is very descriptive. Note that inequality works perfectly as a key word. If you are working on a case study, do include words that describe the case (country, industry, etc.). Consider using footnotes to include information that is important, but that may distract from your main argument and the point you want to make. Footnotes should be separated from the body text by a line (standard in most word processing programs) and written in 10pt font size. Divide your text into clearly identifiable sections with very descriptive titles. Titles work as street or traffic signs: they will indicate your audience where they are in your paper. Make it easy for your readers to find content. Also, at the end of your Introduction, add a short description of how you will proceed. E.g. In the next section I will present a literature review section 3 analyzes, . And I present my conclusions on the last section of this paper. See some sample papers (links in a previous class Announcement). As a general recommendation, take the following into account. In your Draft most of the job in terms of gathering information and references needs to be done. For your Final Version, reflect on the information you have gathered, digest it, structure it, and generate your own analysis of it. Aim for simplicity and substance, and use the economic tools you have learned throughout your studies in your arguments (keep in mind who your audience is). Never have your audience guess what you are trying to say; they will stop reading. More specifically: Start with the basics: explain to your audience what your subject is about and how it works; frame it within the wider context and, then, focus on your specific topic and issue. Structure, summarize, and analyze your information and references in order to create your own fruit smoothie. Do not present your audience with a list or a recount of works related to your topic. Reflect on how this information and these references relate to your specific research purpose. Then explain it to your audience in a clear and self-contained manner. As a result of all this process, elaborate a clear Introduction to your subject AND a Conclusion or set of conclusions. Note it is possible you clearly conclude there is no consensus on a particular topic or that not sufficient research has been conducted. This, in and of itself, is of value to your audience. Finally, follow your Guidelines to write your Abstract.
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However, situations emerge that challenge the ability of such reflections to mitigate the harm done to human persons. A successful essay will consider one of the following challenges and, utilizing the framework of just war, pacifism, holy war, akham al-jihad, or Islamic radicalism, show how the challenge can be understood under the selected framework. Finally, the essay will offer suggestions as to how ethical reflection might intervene in these conflicts. Black Lives Matter and the extrajudicial killing of people of color

The study of student retention requires a foundational understanding of the theories and events that have driven practice. Equally important, however, is an understanding of the evolution of theory across time against the backdrop of the societal, political, legal, and environmental issues that have impacted higher education as a whole. You will create an annotated timeline spanning the last century of higher education, noting the formation and evolution of key student retention theories as well as the parallel historical events that shaped both theory and practice. There is no length requirement; however, the timeline must include a minimum of 10 annotated events and must be well researched and properly cited. A minimum of 5 scholarly sources must be used. All citations and reference must be in current APA format. The timeline may be created in either Microsoft Word or PowerPoint, but it must be visually represented as a timeline with annotations ranging from 13 paragraphs in length. Each annotation should cover, at minimum, the following points: Year of theory publication Title of theory (formal or informal) Credited theorist(s) Concise explanation of theory (12 sentences) Historical backdrop
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Course Project: Part 3Translating Evidence Into Practice In Part 3 of the Course Project, you consider how the evidence you gathered during Part 2 can be translated into nursing practice. Now that you have located available research on your PICOT question, you will examine what the research indicates about nursing practices. Connecting research evidence and findings to actual decisions and tasks that nurses complete in their daily practice is essentially what evidence-based practice is all about. This final component of the Course Project asks you to translate the evidence and data from your literature review into authentic practices that can be adopted to improve health care outcomes. In addition, you will also consider possible methods and strategies for disseminating evidence-based practices to your colleagues and to the broader health care field. To prepare: Consider Parts 1 and 2 of your Course Project. How does the research address your PICOT question? With your PICOT question in mind, identify at least one nursing practice that is supported by the evidence in two or more of the articles from your literature review. Consider what the evidence indicates about how this practice contributes to better outcomes. Explore possible consequences of failing to adopt the evidence-based practice that you identified. Consider how you would disseminate information about this evidence-based practice throughout your organization or practice setting. How would you communicate the importance of the practice? To complete: In a 3- to 4-page paper: Restate your PICOT question and its significance to nursing practice. Summarize the findings from the articles you selected for your literature review. Describe at least one nursing practice that is supported by the evidence in the articles. Justify your response with specific references to at least 2 of the articles. Explain how the evidence-based practice that you identified contributes to better outcomes. In addition, identify potential negative outcomes that could result from failing to use the evidence-based practice. Outline the strategy for disseminating the evidence-based practice that you identified throughout your practice setting. Explain how you would communicate the importance of the practice to your colleagues. Describe how you would move from disseminating the information to implementing the evidence-based practice within your organization. How would you address concerns and opposition to the change in practice? Final – Course Project Submit your Course Project. Reminder: You will combine Parts 1, 2, and 3 of your Course Project into one cohesive and cogent paper. Note: In addition, include a 1-page summary of your project. For this final iteration you will need to: Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The School of Nursing Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available from the Walden University website found in this weeks Learning Resources).

You may also discuss your own theories as well. The theories discuss in this lesson are as follows: Psychodynamic Biological Feminist Attachment Behavioral and Cognitive Psychosocial Routine Activities Please reference my textbook: Terry, K. (2013). Sexual Offenses and the Offenders: Theory, Practice and Policy 2nd Edition. Thompson Wadsworth, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing.

You may also want to locate other peer reviewed articles or examples to add credence to your discussion. Do these laws provide the safety they are intended to provide? You can also discuss the political viewpoints.

Paper must clearly state the research question, identifying independent and dependent variables, describe the strategy for answering the question, discuss appropriate criminological or psychological theories and court cases relevant to the question, support the argument based on extant research and clearly state the conclusion. It should be 10 to 12 pages in length, single sided, double spaced, times new roman, font size of 12, one inch margins and using APA format, including headings and references. The paper should be organized so five areas are addressed in chronological order. Should be in chronological order with headings and subheadings. At least five headings are required. Must cite a minimum of 8 sources and maximum of 10. The sources must include at least 5 scholarly journal articles. Paper must have a title page, in-text citations. I do have the directions given by the instructor that can be sent.

The research paper examining a federal or state criminal or civil court case (culminating at the appellate level or Supreme Court). The paper should examine the full facts precipitating the case; the procedural history of the case (including any lower courts); the political and social pressures and tensions surrounding the case; the legal principles and doctrines implicated in the case; the ultimate decision reached by the Court; and the impact of the decision on the American society. The goal of this paper is to examine the people, groups, and politics involved in the case and the impact of the case on both the individuals and society. The paper should be approximately 10 double spaced (preferable slightly more than the minimun), typewritten pages drawing upon a minimum of eight academic sources. Papers will be graded on content, analytical rigor, use of academic resources, presentation (including grammar, syntax, spelling, etc.). The Structure of The Research Paper: Introduction: Grab the reader’s interest with a strong introduction. A well thought-out and developed introduction will lay out clearly the overall idea, thesis, or concern that you are attempting to address. Your reader should have a good idea of what your paper will discuss from your introduction, without wading through a summarized version of all of your points. Think of the Introduction as an interesting and succinct roadmap setting out what the research project will provide. The introduction is a short summary of the term paper’s topic (in this case, the overview of the court case that you are examining). It should effectively introduce the topic and summarize the main points of the paper. The introduction also contains the paper’s thesis statement. This one statement serves as an overall summary of the paper’s main point. The heart of any research paper is the thesis statement. You will hear this time and time again. It is important for a reason. A thesis statement lets the reader know a) your position on a particular issue or b) what exactly you are trying to prove or substantiate. Your paper should be organized around your thesis statement. Each paragraph should move towards supporting your thesis statement. Think of it this way: the thesis statement is your main argument while all other paragraphs are formed around sub-arguments or validations. If you think slowly and carefully about the direction of your paper, it is not even necessary to write an outline. Just keep asking yourself “How does this support my thesis statement?” and your paper will follow a logical trajectory. Main Body: In the main body of a research paper, develop the subject matter using academic language and solid research. The evidence presented should build a case in a step-by-step manner to prove the thesis that you established in the introduction. All of the evidence must be documented properly, and the correct references given to prevent accusations of plagiarism. Use a wide variety of sentence structures and descriptive language to hold your reader’s attention, and use correct grammar and spelling to insure that your writing is presented in a clear and professional manner. The specific elements of your main body should include: The full facts precipitating/leading to the case you are studying The procedural history of the case including all lower court proceedings The social, political, cultural, and economic forces and pressures influencing the case The most important parties and interest groups involved in the case The legal principles and theories involved in the case The analysis of the final court decision The impact of the decision on American society Conclusion: In the conclusion of the research paper, draw all of the facts together to present—in a concise manner—how all of the evidence supports your thesis. The most important part of the conclusion is to elicit reader agreement with the original thesis. You should not introduce new claims in the conclusion that have not been discussed in the body of your research paper. The conclusion is the final section and should tie all of the parts of a research paper together. It should explain why the research conducted was important and how it relates to other research that has already been published. The conclusion is usually only one or two paragraphs in a short research paper. Research Sources Library or use the Internet to look for subjects that interest youpaying particular attention to journal and professional websites that often produce an amazing amount of contemporary research. Try to find as many different types of sources as you can, including books, magazine articles, and internet articles. Don’t rely on just one source for all your information. All sources are not created equal. You can check a few different aspects of your source to ensure that it is good for your purposes. .ORG/ .EDU websites should be used Documentation: You should be able to see where the research source got its information. Just because someone makes some claims doesn’t mean you should automatically trust those claims to be true. Be especially wary if the source makes claims that are different from those you have seen or heard elsewhere. Authority of Sources: Be sure that the author or the source itself is known to be reliable. Some publications, such as encyclopedias, almanacs, journals, and textbooks, are well respected and known to only publish accurate information. When the source is less recognized, you need to check for the author’s credentials. If other respected sources cite this author, you can be fairly confident that the source in question is a reliable one. Suitability of Sources: The information may have been written for a very different purpose than yours, and therefore has a completely different slant on things. Be particularly careful if your source is a Web site. The purpose of the Web site will in many cases help determine its reliability and suitability for research. Web sites can be categorized into a few different types: Organizational Web sites; Government Web sites; Academic Web sites; Commercial Web sites; Personal Web sites; Interest Group and Association Web sites. You can see that some of these types of sites are more likely to be reliable sources. Some sites exist for reasons other than simply providing information. They may be selling something, trying to convince you of their position, or even attacking other groups. Timely Sources: You should look at the publication date of the source you are using. If you are writing about a historical topic, the primary sources should have been published close to the time of the event. Secondary sources published after the event will be reliable if the research was reputable. If your project deals with a more current event, timeliness is even more important. Be sure that major changes haven’t occurred between the publication of your source and the time you are using the source. It can be hard to know how timely Web site information is, because sometimes no date is shown on the site. Even when a date is shown, it is not always clear whether that is the date when the information was first put there or when it was last revised. Quantity And Diversity: It is easier to trust a source when you have seen the same information come from another source. Therefore, a quantity of sources is a good thing to have. On the other hand, you need sources that are diverse. A variety of different sources offering a variety of information and interpretations gives you enough resource material to fully explore and explain all aspects of your topic. These aspects can include many different viewpoints, and even opposing viewpoints. Presentation of The Research Paper: 1. The Paper Use clean, good quality, white paper. No color paper may be used. 2. Third Person The research paper should be written in the 3rd person and not the 1st person. 1st Person: Not Acceptable I think that President Obama has done a wonderful/terrible job. It seems to me that his best accomplishment was winning the war on terror. But I think he has handled the economy very poorly. 3rd Person: Acceptable It is generally recognized that President Obama has done a wonderful/terrible job. There appears to be a consensus that his greatest success has been his handling of the war on terror. However, many believe he has done a terrible job in handling the economy. 3. Writing Hints Organize your paper so as to avoid repetition and meandering. It is strongly urged that you prepare an outline prior to writing the paper. Make sure to use paragraph breaks. No paragraph should ever be longer than page. Work on linkages and transitions which will make your paper integrated, cohesive and free from fragmentation and a bullet point approach. Write simple, straightforward sentences which includes only a single main point (thus avoiding run on and compound sentences) You may but are not required to use headings to structure your paper. 4. The Type Use Times New Roman, Font 12 (the type used in this research guide). This is not optionalyou must use Times New Roman Font 12. 5. Spacing Between Lines The paper should be double spaced. 6. Spacing Between Words Leave one space between words and after every comma, semi colon, or colon. Leave two spaces between the end of every sentence (whether ended by period, question mark, or exclamation point) and the start of the next sentence. No space should be left in front of a punctuation mark. Correct Who is that? Incorrect Who is that ? 7. Margins Leave one inch margins at the top, bottom, and both sides of your paper. One inch is approximately ten typed spaces. 8. Page Numbers Starting with the first page of writing (not the Title Page), every page should be numbered starting with 1. Page numbers (a simple number-nothing else) should be placed at the upper right hand corner of each page flush with the right margin and inch from the top of the page. 9. Title Page The first page (but not numbered) should contain the following information using the following format (note the centering of the information) (Title of Paper) ______University Professor______ John Smith March 3, 2015 10. Indentation Indent 5 spaces (1/2 inch) at the beginning of each paragraph. Indent quotations 10 spaces (1 inch). 11. Quotations If you are quoting three lines or less from a source, you may include the passage, in quotation marks, as part of your text Nelson Mandela, after serving twenty six years in prison, said, upon his release I do not have time to be bitter or angry but choose to seek reconciliation and extend forgiveness. Many believe that this statement prevented violence in South Africa. If you are quoting four lines or more from a source, it should be inserted 10 spaces and single spaced. Nelson Mandela, upon being elected President of South Africa delivered a speech in which he set out the principles he would follow: The first principle that I will follow is to treat all individuals the same irrespective of whether they are black, white, brown, yellow or green. The second principle that I will follow is to only look forward and not spend time worrying about the past. The speech was received with great enthusiasm. If you wish to omit part of a passage that you are quoting, you need to indicate the omission by 3 spaced dots enclosed in a bracket: Representatives from certain African countries stated that they disagreed with many of the arguments [] but would reluctantly vote for the proposal. 12. Left Justification Only Use only left justification but do not use right justification. 13. Capitalization UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD RESEARCH PROJECTS BE WRITTEN IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS AS IT IS ANNOYING AND UNACCEPTABLE. 14. End of Essay No special term or symbol is needed at the end of the essay. A period after the last sentence is all that is needed. Footnotes & Endnotes & Parenthetical Citations 1. Footnotes and Endnotes are used to give credit to sources of any material borrowed, summarized or paraphrased. They are intended to refer readers to the exact pages of the works listed in the Bibliography. 2. The main difference between Footnotes and Endnotes is that Footnotes are placed numerically at the foot of the very same page where direct references are made, while Endnotes are placed numerically at the end of the essay on a separate page entitled Endnotes. 3. All word processing programs have the ability to generate footnotes or endnotes. The resulting format of any word processing program is acceptable. 4. When mentioning a work for the first time, a full and complete Footnote or Endnote entry must be provided. 1 John Smith, The Politics of Human Rights (New York: Prentice Hall, 2012) 78. Note: The final part of the entry is the page number from which the material is being drawn. 2 John Smith, The Arab Spring, New York Times (January 27, 2012) 19. 3 Philip Carter, The Road To Abu Ghraib Washington Monthly (November 2004) Note: The second line can be generated by clicking, copying and pasting the URL 4 Amnesty International, The Edge of Enurance (September 26, 2012 conditions-in-california-s-security-housing-units Note: Style Manuals will provide you with far more detail. 5. If you want to cite to an already footnoted source (for example, you want to footnote the Smith book set forth above, all you have to do is create the following: Smith, 107. 6. Do not confuse Footnote and Endnote citations with explanatory Notes. These Notes are not considered to be citations but are used to add comments, explanations, or additional information relating to specific passages in the text. 7. If you wish to use Parentehtical Citations, the format is quite simple. At the end of the sentence or paragraph that you wish to cite, you include the following after the sentence period. (Smith, 54). Smith is the last name of the author of the source and the number is the page number). If you happen to be using two sources authored by two different Smiths, include the first name. If you have two sources by the same author, include the name of the book, article, etc. (Smith, The Politics of Crime, 23). Works Cited Or Bibliography 1. Works Cited and Bibliography are not the same. In Works Cited you only list items you have actually cited. In a Bibliography you list all of the material you have consulted in preparing your essay whether or not you have actually cited the work. You should provide a Bibliography. 2. Entries in Works Cited or Bibliography are put in alphabetical order by last names of authors, editors, translators, etc. or by first words of titles. 3. Do not number entries. 4. The Bibliography should be the last page or pages of the research project. 5. The entries for the Bibliography should be the precise information as provided when you footnote that source for the first time except the page number. If the source is a book, no page numbers are included in Bibliography. For other sources (such as a magazine), the starting and ending page number should be included (., 17-39). Proofreading And Editing 1. You should complete your research paper at least one to two days before the submission due date in order to allow you sufficient time to proofread and edit. . 2. Do not proofread and edit your paper within a short period after finishing ityou will not discover the inevitable errors. 3. While you certainly can and should use the Spelling and Grammar check available in all word processing programs, you should also personally read the final draft. 4. Proofread for spelling errors, grammatical mistakes, awkward wording, incomplete or fragmented sentences, run on sentences, too long or too short paragraphs, missing or supplicated words, format errors, etc. 5. All mistakes should be corrected through retyping and reprinting. 6. I am including a few sites that identify major writing style mistakes to avoid: Dos And Donts Do conduct a sufficient amount of research. Don’t make the mistake of looking over two sources for a ten-page paper. And don’t overdo it by using ten sources for a three-page paper. Make sure that the research conducted fits in with the paper requirements. Do organize as you go. Don’t make the mistake of writing your research project without any thought of its direction. Organize your sources into background information, supporting arguments and opposing arguments. That way your paper will follow a logical path. Do write a strong thesis statement that will be able to carry the supporting arguments. A thesis statement should be broad enough to cover the supporting arguments but narrow enough to bring focus to the paper. Do follow paper instructions. Many students will make the mistake of not following their professor’s instructions. Most professors will list the paper length, the number of required sources and the format of the bibliography. Follow their instructions precisely. Do validate your opinions. Unless specifically instructed, do not leave your opinions unsupported by research. Writing a research paper shows that you know exactly how to substantiate your claims. Prove it to the teacher. Don’t add new points in the conclusion. Remember, the conclusion is a wrap-up. You are acting as a guide and the reader should not be confused by a new point when what is expected is a wrap-up. Don’t forget to proof-read your paper. A good paper can be detrimentally affected by poor spelling and grammar. Your brilliant ideas are wasted if the teacher has a hard time reading it. Your teacher will end up feeling frustrated by spelling errors and take his/her frustration out on your grade. Don’t plagiarize. This mistake can be deadly. Remember always cite your sources both in-text and in the bibliography.
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